Mueller will move to St. Louis, Mo., to develop a new region of FPS between St. Louis and Kansas City, Kansas. Mueller will assist Perry Nettles, who has been with FPS since its inception in 2004.

Rick Vincent and Karmen Mueller will also join John Mueller at FPS from FSS. Vincent has managed the southern region of the United States for many years and brings a great deal of experience and success with stored product protection, the company reports. Karmen Mueller will assume administrative.

FPS is a member of Food Protection Alliance. Learn more about Food Protection Services by calling 314/330-5336.

The company said its fourth-quarter earnings rose 17%. Ecolab CEO Doug Baker said the company’s U.S. pest business “has been steadily improving” due to a number of investments in that business starting two years ago.